Rides way smooth. The 9ply has a nice pop to it. Effortless wake to wake or to flats. Smooth on lip trix too. Nice for the husky rider. Tracks way nice too. Like the foam (wont scratch all my other gear) and my feet stick to it with NEW skate shoes. The key to the foam is having a newer pare of skate shoes. Because if the tread is all worn off and there are slick spots on the soles you will have less control. (drill holes in the soles to get more drainage out of the shoe.) Only use that pare for wakeskate. Graphics are kewl too.